Current Affairs Questions for NICL AO Mains Exam: 1st July 2017

Q1. BCCI has recently formed a seven-member Committee to oversee Lodha Panel Reforms. The Lodha Panel was set up by the Indian Supreme Court in __________.
(a) 2010
(b) 2012
(c) 2014
(d) 2015
(e) 2016

Q2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated various irrigation and water-related initiatives at Aji Dam. This dam is located in ____________.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Gujarat
(d) Karnataka
(e) Kerala

Q3. The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution sharply reducing the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in troubled Darfur region. Darfur region is in which of the following country?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Sudan
(c) South Africa
(d) Russia
(e) Bulgaria

Q4. British Prime Minister Theresa May has recently won the confidence vote in the parliament, winning her first major test as the Prime Minister of a minority government in the United Kingdom (UK).  Who was the first PM of Britain?
(a) Spencer Compton
(b) Henry Pelham
(c) William Cavendish
(d) Thomas Pelham-Holles
(e) Robert Walpole

Q5. Name the person who has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh.
(a) Rajiv Kumar
(b) Sumer Chand
(c) Sumitra Mahajan
(d) Gaurav Shukla
(e) Chandan Mishra

Q6. Name the Hyderabad-based astrologer and numerologist who has been conferred with the ‘Best astrologer of the world’ award at the ‘Russian-Indian economic dialogue’ round-table meet held in Moscow, Russia.
(a) Venkatapathy Raju
(b) T S Vineeth Bhatt
(c) Govind Prabhakaran
(d) Sumit Chandran
(e) Vikas Mathur

Q7. Which of the following state government was conferred with the award of excellence at the 2nd Global Skill Development Summit held in Paris recently for innovations and extensive use of IT for skilling the state’s youth?
(a) Bihar
(b) Odisha
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Karnataka

Q8. Name the Senior diplomat who was appointed as the economic relations secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
(a) Mahim Pal
(b) Sunaina Singh
(c) Vijay Keshav Gokhale
(d) Vimal Kumar Kushwaha
(e) Sarabjeet

Q9. The Minister of State for Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh launched a new training program named as COMMIT for State Government officials. What does ‘I’ stands for in COMMIT?
(a) Inclusion
(b) Induction
(c) Investment
(d) Income
(e) None of the given option is true

Q10. Which of the following country has become first that has contributed $100,000 to a UN fund to help developing countries actively participate in the discussion of tax issues?
(a) India
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) USA
(e) South Africa

Q11. Petroleum Minister has recently introduced a new oil and gas block licensing policy that is expected to open up 2.8 million square kilometers of sedimentary basins to exploration and production activities. The Minister has inaugurated the government’s new policy named OALP. OALP stands for _________________.
(a) Open Advanced Licensing Policy
(b) Obtained Acreage Licensing Policy
(c) Open Acreage Long-lasting Policy
(d) Open Acreage Licensing Policy
(e) Open Amendment Life Policy

Q12. Who is the present Union Petroleum Minister of India? 
(a) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(b) Thawar Chand Gehlot
(c) Dharmendra Pradhan
(d) Harsh Vardhan
(e) D. V. Sadananda Gowda

Q13. Name the Godrej Group Chairman who has been recently awarded the Global Leadership Awards of the US-India Business Council for their role in integrating India in the global supply chain.
(a) Rajiv Chander
(b) Vivan Godrej
(c) Sumal Saroha
(d) Adi Godrej
(e) Vinay Kumar

Q14. The International Day of the Tropics is celebrated globally on __________.
(a) 30 June
(b) 29 June
(c) 28 June
(d) 26 June
(e) 20 June

Q15. Sabita Chowdhury dies at the age of 72.She was famous _____________.
(a) Singer
(b) Dancer
(c) Choreographer
(d) Sitar Player
(e) Actress

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